Sociální dovednosti dětí s mentálním postižením

• Main Author: Hrušková, Hedvika
• Other Authors: Hadj - Moussová, Zuzana
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: Czech
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-266079

The present thesis focuses on social skills of children with intellectual disabilities (mental retardation), whereby the acquisition of such skills by these children can have a fundamental influence on their integration into society. The notion of social skills was developed on the basis of unstructured participating observation of interactions among children with intellectual disabilities. A group of children without disabilities was used for comparison. The theoretical chapter is aimed at discussing two topics: "social skills" and "intellectual disabilities". Their joint treatment in literature is difficult to find, thus the main information was drawn from the two separate topics. At first the thesis deals with the theoretical definition of social skills and their significance for the individual. The definitions and specific examples facilitated the formation of a notion of which areas are encompassed by this term. The connection between specific manifestations of social behaviour and prior personality development proved to be of great importance. The evolutionary perspective has confirmed such a connection, while at the same time a general idea emerged of what social skills necessary for social interaction a young child at an early school age should master. Social skills play an important role at school...